Don Schultz

Don Schultz
Donald Schultz (May 13, 1936, Woodhaven, Queens, New York – April 20, 2020, New Jersey) was a president and a vice-president of the United States Chess Federation (USCF). He was elected vice-president on August 14, 2005. He was defeated by the Susan Polgar-Paul Truong slate when he ran for re-election in July, 2007. He was a rated chess expert.
Chess organizer and official
Although an expert chess player, Schultz's greatest joy came in bringing people together through the many chess tournaments that he either organized or helped with. Schultz and his family were traveling from their home in Brussels, Belgium in 1971 to the United States to visit family when they stopped in Reykjavik, Iceland to see the Fischer/Spassky tournament. Bobby Fischer was a friend and asked him to stay on as one of his allowed council of three. This was the beginning of Schultz's foray into the world of international chess. Over the next several decades, he traveled around the world for chess conferences and tournaments, often accompanied by his wife, Teresa Russ Schultz.
Schultz first ran for USCF President in 1966, but was defeated by Marshall Rohland. In 1981, Schultz was appointed U.S. Delegate to FIDE, the World Chess Federation. In 1982, in Thessaloniki, Schultz was elected to the Executive Council of FIDE.
In 1992, he was elected to the Policy Board of the USCF. In 1993, he organized a tour for the Israel Youth Chess Team to the US. In 1993 and 1994 he, along with Yasser Seirawan, ran a chess school for children in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 1996, Schultz was elected President of the USCF for a three-year term. In 2003, Schultz was elected to the Executive Board of the USCF for a four-year term. He is the author of two books, "Chessdon" and "Fischer, Kasparov and the Others". He has held numerous political positions in chess.
Schultz died on April 20, 2020, in Emerson, New Jersey from complications caused by the COVID-19 virus.
State Associations
President, NYS Chess Association 1964-1965
President, North Carolina Chess Association 1966–1971
President, Georgia Chess Association 1977–1979
President, Florida Chess Association – 1987 -1993
Elected Honorary Lifetime Member Florida Chess Association Board of Directors in 1996.
Editor floridaCHESS 1994 to 1996. Won numerous awards including Best State publication in 1995 and 1996.
FIDE Delegate: 1983 to 1989 and 1993
FIDE Zonal President: 1982, 1993 to 1994
FIDE Executive Board; 1982 to 1990
Attended 21 FIDE Congresses (1972, 1974, 1978 to 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002 and 2005).
Major Tournaments Organized
1963 NYS Championship – Poughkeepsie, NY
1962 U.S. 30/30 Championship, Poughkeepsie, NY
1967 U.S. Junior Open, Raleigh, NC
1969 North Carolina Invitational, Raleigh, NC
1990 World Youth Chess Championships, Fond du Lac, WI
1991 U.S. Women's Championship, Highland Beach, FL
1993 Amateur Team Finals, Baltimore, MD
1994 US Championship, Key West, FL
1996 New York Invitational, NYC (one of the strongest round robins ever held in U.S.)
2005 U.S. Senior Open in Boca Raton, Florida
Other Major Event Organized
1981 FIDE Congress in Atlanta: (only FIDE Congress ever held in the U.S.)
Other Key Positions
FIDE Executive Council 1982 to 1990
Co-Chair FIDE UNESCO Commission- 1981, 82
USCF Executive Board Member: 1992 to 1995
USCF President: 1996 to 1999
USCF Secretary: 2004, 05
USCF Vice President: 2005 – 2007
Chess for Peace Advisory Board: 2005 -
Books
Fischer, Kasparov and Others
External links
Don Schultz website
References
1936 births
2020 deaths
Chess officials
American chess players
American chess writers
American male non-fiction writers
People from Woodhaven, Queens